Chinese name syllable
Syllable Chian
- 前front; former; foremost
- 千thousand; many
- 錢money; a surname
- Letters
- 5
- Syllables
- 1●
- First letter
- C
- Romanization
- Hokkien
- Character options
- 3
- Category
- Chinese syllable
- Chinese characters前千錢
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata have the syllable Chian in their name
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Chian is a Chinese name syllable from Hokkien pronunciation that can stand for characters such as 前 (front) or 千 (thousand).
Possible characters for Chian
This spelling is common in Hokkien romanization.
- 前
front; former; foremost
Hokkien chiân / Mandarin qián
attested
- 千
thousand; many
Hokkien chhian / Mandarin qiān
- 錢
money; a surname
Hokkien chiân / Mandarin qián
One spelling can stand for several characters. The meaning of a name depends on the characters the family chose; characters marked “attested” are found in records of real names.
About the name Chian
Chian is a syllable spelling from the Hokkien sounds chiân or chhian. The characters 前 (front), 千 (thousand) and 錢 have these readings; 前 is recorded for Malaysians with this spelling. The meaning depends on the characters the family chose.
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Character pages
Each page shows the character’s recorded meanings, dialect readings and every Malaysian spelling.
Chinese names with the syllable Chian
Sources
- Wiktionary: 前 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 千 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 錢 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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